My first impression of Georgia was a lasting one. I arrived two years ago without knowing anything about the place, only to find that its streets were crawling with tigers, wolves, bears and hippos.

These aren’t metaphors I’ll have you know. The animals had literally escaped the zoo on the day I arrived, and the police and the army were having a competition to hunt them in the streets. Or “liquidate” them as the Ministry of Internal Affairs called it.

After a strange sequence of events, I find myself living here. And I can confirm that this former Soviet republic has been consistent in its levels of craziness. Which takes a lot, considering I arrived in a real-life version of Jumanji.

In the time that I’ve lived here, I’ve realised that I like Georgia because of her mysterious beauty, but I love her because of her madness.​I wrote about this for TheDifferent.tv. You can read it here: www.thedifferent.tv/the-tiger-of-tbilisi.

I wrote and photographed a 10-day roadtrip feature exploring South Africa’s Zululand for the September issue of Go! and Weg magazines. Ramble through the forests of Ithala, catch a tigerfish at Lake Jozini (test drive the 58-metre waterslide), spot a Pel’s fishing owl at Ndumo, snorkel in the estuaries of Kosi Bay, loaf on the beaches at Cape Vidal, hang out the rhinos at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi, wander through ancient battlefields at Dundee and go chasing waterfalls in the Drakensberg – all in a Toyota Corolla. On sale now.

Women’s rights groups march through the streets of Tbilisi in a counter-demonstration to a recent far-right march. ​The protest was held in response after Tatia Dolidze - who criticised the xenophobic demonstrations - was threatened with sexual violence by the organisers of the nationalists’ march.

Last night, thousands attended an anti-immigration protest march through the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia. The rally was supported by several conservative and nationalistic groups. Reportedly, one of their demands is to close nightclubs "owned by Arabs and Iranians".

Young men dig holes to plant tobacco near Zomba, Malawi. They start work before sunrise to avoid the heat. Women follow them, carrying pipes of water to irrigate the plants. Planting tobacco is thirsty work; it takes around 20 litres to secure each plant in the soil.

I'm drawn to photographing silhouettes, and the combination of early morning sunlight and the clouds of dust made for a good source of backlighting.

Work from my project "I Need You More Than You Need Me" is currently exhibited at Casa Saraceni Gallery in Bologna, Italy as part of the Syngenta Photography Award international tour. The show runs from 21 June to 10 September. Details here.

It's the perfect time to go to Italy - it's summer and you'll get the two-for-one ItalIAN Culture Special: one exhibition in Bologna, one exhibition in Rome! What a deal! ​

​A shepherd stands beneath a sky gestating with a storm in Cappadocia, Turkey.

Cappadocia has the most spectacular scenery I have seen. Sitting on the crunchy white earth, surrounded by bizarre Dr Seuss-esque landscapes – bristling with limestone turrets and peppered with bygone homes of troglodytes – will have you wondering if you’re still on planet Earth.

Few photographs convey how perplexing the terrain is in person (DISCLAIMER: this photo isn’t an attempt to), making it best experienced first-hand with 360 degrees to gawk at.

​Work from a project on migrants in Kazakhstan (as featured at the Photo Kathmandu photography festival last year) is on display in Gallery Millepiani in Rome as part of LoosenArt’s “The Street Experience” group exhibition. The show runs from 3 to 31 July. If you find yourself in Rome this July, come and check it out.

Having work exhibited in Rome did wonders for Michaelangelo's career, so I am anticipating similar levels of PR from this one.